BMaker11 on 20 February 2008
| Legend11 said: I doubt consumers were waiting because in my experience most consumers don't even know what Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are. A big difference between DVD and Blu-Ray is that fact that people didn't have to buy new tvs to appreciate DVDs as opposed to Blu-Ray in which you basically have to have an HDTV to even see a difference. Add to that the fact that some non-videophiles wouldn't likely notice much of a difference even then. Then there's the matter of price. Are most consumers willing to spend more money for the same movies? And what about the large segment of DVDs and DVD players devoted to young children, are a lot of parents going to be willing to put in the investment so that their kids can watch cartoons in HD? I guess we'll see what happens this year and next but I really doubt that we'll see Blu-Ray becoming a thread to DVD for years to come. |
This is what I was thinking about when I posted. Anytime something about PS3, Blu-ray, high def, etc., popped up, many would say that you have to allow average Joe to know what he's getting. Now with Blu-ray being the only hi def dvd, and the PS3 being one of the, if not the cheapest Blu-ray players on the market, average Joe doesn't have any confusion over media.
About the price. Look at DVD over VHS. It was more expensive, yet people paid more for it. However, I do agree with the latter of that paragraph.
All in all, yes, only time will tell
